Fog, not inversion, blankets Salt Lake City

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the Church Office Building sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the State Capitol dome sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as Rice-Eccles Stadium sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Commuters and pedestrians move through the dense fog with slippery roads along 200 South in Salt Lake City Thursday morning Jan 7.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Commuters move through the dense fog with slippery roads Thursday morning Jan 7 in Sugarhouse.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Maintainence worker on lift removes Christmas lights in the dense fog in front of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City Thursday morning Jan 7.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Cross country skier in Liberty Park moves through the dense fog Thursday morning Jan 7.

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Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the Church Office Building sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the State Capitol dome sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the Church Office Building sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as Rice-Eccles Stadium sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the State Capitol dome sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the State Capitol dome sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the State Capitol dome sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Commuters and pedestrians move through the dense fog with slippery roads along 200 South in Salt Lake City Thursday morning Jan 7. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Commuters move through the dense fog with slippery roads Thursday morning Jan 7 in Sugarhouse. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Maintainence worker on lift removes Christmas lights in the dense fog in front of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City Thursday morning Jan 7. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Cross country skier in Liberty Park moves through the dense fog Thursday morning Jan 7. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A blanket of fog covers the Salt Lake Valley as the State Capitol dome sticks out of the clouds in Salt Lake City, Thursday, January 7, 2016. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Maintainence worker on lift removes Christmas lights in the dense fog in front of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City Thursday morning Jan 7. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Maintainence worker on lift removes Christmas lights in the dense fog in front of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City Thursday morning Jan 7. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Cross country skier in Liberty Park moves through the dense fog Thursday morning Jan 7.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· January 11, 2016 8:01 am

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Visibility was hampered in Salt Lake City on Thursday morning, but not the way it usually is on January days.

Fog covered Utah's capital city — and most of its Capitol — even though air quality was good.

Thursday's fog was not inversion that generally plagues the Salt Lake Valley in the winter, just run-of-the-mill water in the air.